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R. CHAFFEE.

GUTTER AND SCRAPER THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1918.

Patented July 29, 1919.

RUSSEL CHAFFEE, OF WITHEE, WISCONSIN.

GUTTER AND SCRAPER THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ily 29 1919,

Application filed September 6, 1918. Serial No. 252,835.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssnL CHA'rFnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Withee, in the county of Clark and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gutters and ScrapersTherefor, of Which the'following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved gutter construction whichis adapted for use in stables and other buildings where horses andcattle are to be housed, the object of the invention being to provide adevice of this character which will greatly facilitate the removal ofrefuse from the stable.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure is aplan view of a gutter constructed in accordance with the Invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of one end of the rock shaft and portions of thescraper and packer.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all theviews of the drawings by the samereference characters. I y

The reference character 'A designates a stable floor which is supportedin an elevated position by a frame B. An elongated opening C is formedin the floor at a convenient position therein, and arranged under theopening C is an elongated gutter M. This gutter is supported bytransverse straps 5 which extend under the same, being curved to conformto the shape thereof, the ends of the straps being engaged by bolts 6carried by plates L applied to the bottom of the floor A adjacent theopening C. These bolts 6 enable the gutter M to have a limited verticaladjustment, and it will be obvious that any refuse upon the stable floorcan be readily scraped or swept toward the opening C so as to fallthrough the said opening into the gutter M.

A scraper F is arranged within the gutter M and extends longitudinallythereof, said scraper being carried by arms 7 which project laterallyfrom the upper edge thereof and extend over the top of the gutter M.Theses'c'raper arms 7 are pivotally connected at 8 to crank arms 9 whichproject downwardly from sleeves d and J, said sleeves being slidableupon a rock shaft D which iS arranged parallel to the gutter andjournaled within suitable bearings E projecting from the stable floor.-These bearings E have slotted bases which are secured in position by thescrews 19, thereby enabling the bearings to have a limited adjustmenttoward and away from the fioor opening C. The sleeves (Z and d areprovided with longitudinal slots which are adapted to'be moved into andout of engagement with lugs d and (Z projecting from the shaft D. A bar10 connects the sleeves d and al and a'link 11 is shown as engaging thebar 10. for convenience in sliding the sleeves d and d on the rock shaftD tob'ring the same into and out of interlocking engagement with thelugs (Z and al A handle I is shown as applied to one end ofthe rock,shaftD-for operating the same, and it willbjeobvious that by,m-anipulatingthe handle when the sleeves (Z and d are locked with theshaft the scraper F will be moved transversely back and forth Within thegutter This movement .of' the scraper F will force therefuse which inayhave collected in the utter M Over the longitudinal side edges thereof,and this discharged refuse w d p; nt s ble, recep a le s ch a car whichis arranged under the gutter. The car is shown as mounted to travel uponthe tracks 9, and a packer P is shown as arranged within the body of thecar and mounted for back and forth movement therein. This packer P isnormally arranged in a vertical position and is provided at its upperedge with laterally projecting arms 12 which are detachably connected byfastening members 13 to links 14. These links 14 have an adjustablepivotal connection 15 with the lower ends of crank arms 16 which projectdownwardly from sleeve 03 and d on the rock shaft D. Said sleeves d andd are formed with longitudinal slots which are adapted to be moved intoand out of interlocking engagement with the lugs d and d projecting fromthe shaft D. A bar N connects the sleeves d and d for obtaining asimultaneous movement thereof, and it will be obvious that when thesleeves are moved into an interlocking engagement with the lugs d and dPacker B will be rsciproe'ated back and;

forth within the car K when the rock shaft D is operated. On the otherhand, when the sleeves d and d are disengaged from the correspondinglugs, the shaft can'be operated independently of the packer P. In asimilar manner, when the'sleeves (Z and d of the scraper are disengagedfrom the corresponding lugs, the shaft D can be oper The atedindependently of the scraper. packing means and scraping means are thusoperatively connected to the same shaft and arrangedso that they can beoperated simultaneously. or independently of each other, as may bedesired. The packer P remains in the car, and when the car is load-- edand ready to be movedthe packer arms 12 are disengaged from the links 1aby removing the fastening members 13.

What I claimasnevv is v 1; The combination with a stable floor having anopening therein, of an elongated gutter supported under the opening, ascraper extending longitudinally of the gutter, a rock shaft arrangedparallel to the gutter, crank arms projecting from the rock shaft, andan operative connection between the crankarms andthe scraper for movingthe scraper transversely of the gutter to dischargethe contents of thegutter over the longitudinal edges thereof.

2. The comb nation with a stable floor having an opening therein, of anelongated: gutter supported 7 under the opening, a

scraper extending longitudinally of the gutter, a" rock shaft arrangedsubstantially parallel to thegutter, an operative connece tionbetv'veen'the scraper and the rock shaft, and means for breaking theconnection between the rock shaft and the scraper, said scraper beingmovable transverselyv within gop ije's 'or this patent may be obtainedfor the gutter to discharge the contentsof the gutter over thelongitudinal edges thereof. 3. The combination with a stable floorhaving an opening therein, of an elongated gutter supported under theopening, a scraper extending longitudinally of the gutter, means formoving the scraper trans- "verselywithin the gutter to discharge the thescraper and packer being thus adapted to beoperated from the shafteither simultaneously or independently of-each'other.

5. The combination with .a gutter, a scraper for the gutter, areceptacle arranged to receive the refuse -discharged from the gutter,aarock shaft having lugs-projecting therefrom, a set'of slotted sleevesmounted upon the shaft and adapted to be moved into and out ofiterlocking engagement with certain of the lugs, an operative connectionbetween the sleeves and the scraper, a second set of slotted sleevesmounted upon the rock shaft and adapted to be moved into and out ofengagement with others ofthelugs, and an operative connection betweenthe second set ofsleeves and the packer, 7 I c In testimony whereof Iafii my signature. 7 I RUSSEL CHAFFEE.

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